Sandpoint Bike Week - 2009

May 30th to June 6th, 2009

Organized by Pend Oreille Pedalers and North Idaho Bikeways

Major Sponsors: Outdoor Experience, Sandpoint Sports, and Sports Plus

Our Third Year!

In 2007, we had over 250 bikers who made the First Annual Sandpoint Bike to Work Day a huge success.

Last year we had over 1,200 people participate to make the the first ever Sandpoint Bike Week a multi-day cycling success.

This year, we have another week of great bicycling related events. Sandpint Mayor Gretchen Hellar has Proclaimed May 30th through June 6th "Sandpoint Bike Week."
Click here to see the Proclamation. So leave your car in the driveway and hop on your bike!

Quick links: Register for Bike to Work & School Day View this year's Bike Week T-shirt
Note: T-shirts are in! If you pre-ordered one, please pick it up at Outdoor Experience. Others will be available at various Bike Week events.

Mark Your Calendars Now!

These events promises to become the premier biking experiences of the Inland Northwest and helps emphasize Sandpoint as a center for outstanding road and mountain biking. The exciting eight-day schedule includes:

Saturday May 30	A Bike Swap from 9am-11am. Location: West end of the new Panhandle State Bank building. Trade, shop, consult with mechanics, learn bike safety and much more!! As with all swaps, the best deals are had early so plan to arrive early. Click here for more information about the Bike Swap.
Sunday May 31	Road, Trail and a Children's Poker Bike Rides from 10:30am to 1:30pm Bring the whole family over to join the fun on your bikes and collect your "Poker Hand" to see what you may have won! Starting location will be at Sandpoint West Athletic Club on Pine Street near Lincoln. Click here for more information about the Poker Rides.
Wednesday June 3	Bike to Work & School Day. We anticipate over 500 riders of all ages to participate in this event! Rest stops will again be available at Misty Mountain Furniture, Outdoor Experience, Sandpoint Sports and Mountain West Bank on Hwy 2. Registration is not required, but all registrants will be entered in the pool for prize drawings Friday night at the Film Festival. Registration is done strictly on-line or by visiting one of the rest stops this day. While registering, you may purchase a 2009 Bike Week T-shirt for $10 (both men's and women's cut shirts available) to support the sponsors and show the world you are a serious biker from the Sandpoint area! Children riding their bikes to Farmin Stidwell Elementary School, Kootenai Elementary School, Sandpoint Charter School, Washington Elementary School and Sandpoint Waldorf School will receive a unique Bike Week water bottle on this day. Click here to register on-line for Bike to Work & School Day. Click here to see the 2009 Bike Week t-shirt.
Friday June 5	Join us at the Panida Theater for the Sandpoint Bicycle Film Festival. A series of short films with a biking theme will be shown. Those registered at the door, or through Bike to Work & School Day, will be eligible to win the plethora of prizes we have collected! Get your FREE ticket at any of the local bike shops or other Bike Week activities! To donate prizes for the Film Festival night contact Chris Bier at 265-7979.
Saturday June 6	Sandpoint Sports and Sports Plus have again organized the Rails to Resort Hill Climb aka Schweitzer Hill Climb. Although a competitive event, it is open to riders of all skill levels who like a challenge! Click here for registration form and additional information.
Saturday June 13	Cycle Hard for Education. It comes a week later, but the CHaFE 150 is Sandpoint's own long-distance bike ride event, looping along Lake Pend Oreille to Troy, Mont., and back through Bonners Ferry. It's a ride, not a race, and there's a 1/2 CHaFE that ends in Troy that's 75 miles. It raises money for education in Bonner County! Click here for additional information.

The Bike Week Production Team: Brian Anderson, Chris Bier, Lindsey Larson, Alan Lemire, Dave Paskoff, Yvonne Savarise, Jim Seyfert, Jacob Styer.
Bike Week contact: If you have questions or comments regarding these events, please contact: Jim Seyfert 208-263-3567

Pend Oreille Pedalers Sandpoint, Idaho